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From: |
Pavel Kharitonov |
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Subject: |
www/philosophy proprietary-surveillance.html |
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Date: |
Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:49:54 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Pavel Kharitonov <ineiev> 13/01/22 05:49:53
Modified files:
philosophy : proprietary-surveillance.html
Log message:
Validation fix; use “ and ”; rewrap long lines.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.1&r2=1.2
Patches:
Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -b -r1.1 -r1.2
--- proprietary-surveillance.html 22 Jan 2013 05:17:12 -0000 1.1
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html 22 Jan 2013 05:49:53 -0000 1.2
@@ -1,39 +1,65 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-<!-- Parent-Version: 1.72 $ -->
+<!-- Parent-Version: 1.72 -->
<title>Proprietary Surveillance - GNU Project - Free Software
Foundation</title>
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<!--#set var="article_name" value="/server/standards/boilerplate" -->
+<!--#set var="article_name" value="/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/gnun/initial-translations-list.html" -->
<h2>Proprietary Surveillance</h2>
-<p>Clearly established cases of proprietary software that spies on or tracks
users:</p>
+<p>Clearly established cases of proprietary software that spies on or
+tracks users:</p>
<ul>
-<li>Spyware in Windows: <a
href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/";>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/</a>
+<li>Spyware in Windows: <a
+href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/";>
+http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/</a>
+</li>
+<li>Spyware in Angry Birds: <a
+href="http://confabulator.blogspot.com/2012/11/analysis-of-what-information-angry.html";>
+http://confabulator.blogspot.com/2012/11/analysis-of-what-information-angry.html</a>
+</li>
+<li>Spyware in many e-readers—not only the Kindle: <a
+href="https://www.eff.org/pages/reader-privacy-chart-2012";>
+https://www.eff.org/pages/reader-privacy-chart-2012</a>
+</li>
+<li>Flash Player's feature that helps web sites track visitors: <a
+href="http://www.imasuper.com/66/technology/flash-cookies-the-silent-privacy-killer/";>
+http://www.imasuper.com/66/technology/flash-cookies-the-silent-privacy-killer/</a>
+</li>
+<li>FTC says most mobile apps for children don't respect privacy: <a
+href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/ftc-disclosures-severely-lacking-in-kids-mobile-appsand-its-getting-worse/";>
+http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/ftc-disclosures-severely-lacking-in-kids-mobile-appsand-its-getting-worse/</a>
+</li>
+<li>Spyware in Cisco TNP IP phones: <a
+href="http://boingboing.net/2012/12/29/your-cisco-phone-is-listening.html";>
+http://boingboing.net/2012/12/29/your-cisco-phone-is-listening.html</a>
+</li>
+<li>Most portable phones will send their GPS location on remote
+command and users cannot stop them: <a
+href="http://www.aclu.org/government-location-tracking-cell-phones-gps-devices-and-license-plate-readers";>
+http://www.aclu.org/government-location-tracking-cell-phones-gps-devices-and-license-plate-readers</a>
</li>
-<li>Spyware in Angry Birds: <a
href="http://confabulator.blogspot.com/2012/11/analysis-of-what-information-angry.html";>http://confabulator.blogspot.com/2012/11/analysis-of-what-information-angry.html</a></li>
-<li>Spyware in many e-readers — not only the Kindle: <a
href="https://www.eff.org/pages/reader-privacy-chart-2012";>https://www.eff.org/pages/reader-privacy-chart-2012</a></li>
-<li>Flash Player's feature that helps web sites track visitors: <a
href="http://www.imasuper.com/66/technology/flash-cookies-the-silent-privacy-killer/";>http://www.imasuper.com/66/technology/flash-cookies-the-silent-privacy-killer/</a></li>
-<li>FTC says most mobile apps for children don't respect privacy: <a
href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/ftc-disclosures-severely-lacking-in-kids-mobile-appsand-its-getting-worse/";>
-http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/ftc-disclosures-severely-lacking-in-kids-mobile-appsand-its-getting-worse/</a></li>
-<li>Spyware in Cisco TNP IP phones: <a
href="http://boingboing.net/2012/12/29/your-cisco-phone-is-listening.html";>http://boingboing.net/2012/12/29/your-cisco-phone-is-listening.html</a></li>
-<li>Most portable phones will send their GPS location on remote command
-and users cannot stop them: <a
href="http://www.aclu.org/government-location-tracking-cell-phones-gps-devices-and-license-plate-readers";>http://www.aclu.org/government-location-tracking-cell-phones-gps-devices-and-license-plate-readers</a></li>
</ul>
-<p>In addition, many web sites spy on their visitors. Web sites are not
programs, so it <a
href="/philosophy/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.html">makes no sense
to call them "free" or "proprietary"</a>, but the surveillance is an abuse all
the same.</p>
+<p>In addition, many web sites spy on their visitors. Web sites are
+not programs, so it <a
+href="/philosophy/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.html"> makes
+no sense to call them “free” or
+“proprietary”</a>, but the surveillance is an abuse all
+the same.</p>
<ul>
-<li>Pages that contain "Like" buttons <a
-href='http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebooks-privacy-lie-aussie-exposes-tracking-as-new-patent-uncovered-20111004-1l61i.html'>
-enable Facebook to track visitors to those pages</a> — even
+<li>Pages that contain “Like” buttons <a
+href="http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebooks-privacy-lie-aussie-exposes-tracking-as-new-patent-uncovered-20111004-1l61i.html";>
+enable Facebook to track visitors to those pages</a>—even
users that don't have Facebook accounts.</li>
<li>Many web sites rat their visitors to advertising networks that
-track users. Of the top 100 web sites, <a
href="http://www.law.berkeley.edu/privacycensus.htm";>85% fed their visitors
cookies allowing other sites to track them</a>.
+track users. Of the top 100 web sites, <a
+href="http://www.law.berkeley.edu/privacycensus.htm";>85% fed their
+visitors cookies allowing other sites to track them</a>.
</li>
-
-
+</ul>
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@@ -90,7 +116,7 @@
<p>Updated:
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-$Date: 2013/01/22 05:17:12 $
+$Date: 2013/01/22 05:49:53 $
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</p>
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